BMW R75/6

The BMW R75 is a World War II-era motorcycle and sidecar combination produced by the German company BMW.

In the 1930s BMW were creating a range of popular and impressive motorcycles. In 1938 development of the R75 started in reaction to a question from the German Military.

Preproduction types of the R75 were power by the 750 cc area valve engine, that was based on the R71 engine motor. However it was quickly found essential to design an all-new OHV 750 cc engine unit for the R75 unit. This OHV engine motor later became the basis for subsequent post-war twin BMW engines like the R51/3, R67 and R68.

The 3rd side-car wheel was powered with an axle connected to the trunk wheel of the motorcycle. These were built in with a locking differential and selectable street and off-road items ratios through which all four and reverse gears worked well. This made the R75 highly manoeuvrable and with the capacity of negotiating most areas. A few other motorcycle manufactures, like FN and Norton, provided an optional drive to sidecars.

The BMW R75 and its own competitor the Z?ndapp KS 750 were both greatly employed by the Wehrmacht in Russia and North Africa, though over time of evaluation it became clear that the Z?ndapp was the superior machine. In August 1942 Z?ndapp and BMW, on the urging of the Army, agreed upon standardization of parts for both machines, with a view of eventually setting up a Z?ndapp-BMW hybrid (specified the BW 43), in which a BMW 286/1 side-car would be grafted onto a Z?ndapp KS 750 motorcycle. They also arranged that the manufacture of the R75 would cease once production reached 20,200 products, and after that point BMW and Z?ndapp would only produce the Z?ndapp-BMW machine, making 20,000 every year.

Since the goal of 20,200 BMW R75's had not been reached, it continued to be in production until the Eisenach manufacturer was so terribly destroyed by Allied bombing that development ceased in 1944. A further 98 models were assembled by the Soviets in 1946 as reparations.

Related Images with BMW R75/6

Bmw R75 Pictures

BMW R75 5 Motorcycle Motorcycle Photo 2. on 1971 r75 5 bmw motorcycle

BMW R75/6 in Bol D39;Or Red